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Cover story in leading scientific journal for ACES team
A team from the University’s ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science (ACES) comprising researchers from the Intelligent Polymer Research Institute (IPRI) and the Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials (ISEM) has had its research on carbon nanotubes selected as the cover for Energy & Environmental Science.
Energy & Environmental Science is a new international journal linking all aspects of the chemical sciences relating to energy conversion and storage, alternative fuel technologies and environmental science. It particularly welcomes work of an interdisciplinary nature across both the (bio) chemical and (bio) physical sciences and chemical engineering disciplines.
It marks a continuation of the collaboration between IPRI and ISEM, and the first paper on the research published since the two research teams moved to the Australian Institute for Innovative Materials (AIIM) facility at UOW’s Innovation Campus.
The title of their paper is “Carbon nanotube network modified carbon fibre paper for Li-ion batteries”. In their paper, the team described its approach to depositing large quantities of highly porous carbon nanotube networks on to a commercially available carbon fibre paper via a chemical vapour deposition (CVD) process, while maintaining the porosity and flexibility of the initial substrate.
Preliminary studies indicate that this process led to improved long-term performance and chemical stability of Li-ion batteries*.
The other advantage of the process identified by the UOW research team is that this method can be expanded to other electrode substrates which may have wide-ranging applications in many areas of energy and environmental science.
*Li-ion batteries are a type of rechargeable battery in which a lithium ion moves between the anode and cathode. The lithium ion moves from the anode to the cathode during discharge and in reverse, from the cathode to the anode, when charging. Li-ion batteries are common in consumer electronics. They are one of the most popular types of battery for portable electronics, with one of the best energy-to-weight ratios, no memory effect, and a slow loss of charge when not in use. In addition to uses for consumer electronics, li-ion batteries are growing in popularity for defence, automotive, and aerospace applications due to their high energy density. (Source: Wikipedia].
Link to journal: http://www.rsc.org/ees